On July 28, , my life changed forever when a man walked into my workplace and began to shoot. He shot six women, one of whom died as I hid in terror. The psychological, financial, and physical toll this event had on me cannot be underestimated.
I wish my company had understood that trauma does not go away. It changes, it eases. But it does not stop. In many cases, work is our home away from home. Survivors of gunshot injuries experience difficulties that include psychological trauma and reduced quality of life, steep medical costs, and loss of productivity and work.
Incidence and costs of injuries to children and adults in the United States. Injury Epidemiology. These challenges make work difficult or impossible for victims, while many Americans directly impacted by gun violence struggle to reintegrate into the workforce at all. On April 15, , I was shot and nearly killed while walking into the NBC television affiliate in Detroit — a place where I was once employed. As a result of the shooting, I have a spinal cord injury. I believe that employers have to be a part of the solution on this issue.
Americans believe corporations have a responsibility to speak out on political and social issues, including gun safety. A recent study revealed that 68 percent of respondents believe it is appropriate for a corporation to take a position on gun safety. Newswire Powered by.
Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again. You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator. Arrow Created with Sketch. Working paper draft at SSRN. Handgun waiting periods are laws that impose a delay between the initiation of a purchase and final acquisition of a firearm.
We estimate the impact of waiting periods on gun deaths, exploiting all changes to state-level policies in the Unites States since We provide further support for the causal impact of waiting periods on homicides by exploiting a natural experiment resulting from a federal law in that imposed a temporary waiting period on a subset of states.
Gun homicide surges in census tracts slowed home value appreciation by 3. Gunshot surges in census tracts slowed home value appreciation by 3. Neither gun homicide nor gunshot surges were observed to reduce homeownership rates or credit scores in these cities.
Homeownership rates might not fall as quickly as home values in response to sudden surges in gun violence because selling a home and moving may take a long time or may simply not be feasible for some residents.
Relationships between Gun Violence and Business Outcomes, Home Values, Homeownership Rates, and Credit Scores within Cities In Minneapolis, each additional gun homicide in a census tract in a given year was associated with 80 fewer jobs the next year.
In Oakland, each additional gun homicide in a census tract in a given year was associated with 5 fewer jobs in shrinking businesses the next year. In Washington, DC, every 10 additional gunshots in a census tract in a given year were associated with 20 fewer jobs among new establishments, one less new business opening, and one more business closing the same year. In San Francisco, there was no association between levels of gun violence in census tracts in a given year and business outcomes the next year.
A point decrease in average credit scores in Minneapolis census tracts and a 9-point decrease in Oakland census tracts.
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